P.O. ENGINEERING DEPT.
MISCELLANEOUS
ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICAL CLOCKS - IMPULSE TYPE
Clock No. 30
1. Description - Clock No. 30, which is provided
for use on impulse clock installations for the purpose of
synchronizing half minute secondary dials (see C 1002),
and is connected in the clock circuit in the manner
indicated on diagrams GMT 26, 34, 35, and 36.
2. Operation - Half-minute impulses energize the
electromagnet M, which attracts the armature A to the
left. This causes the pawl P3, attached to the extension
of the armature, to be moved to the right and to engage
the next tooth in the propelling wheel W. On the
cessation of the impulse, a spring (not shown in the
illustration) returns the pawl to its original position,
thus carrying the propelling wheel forward one tooth,
which is 1/120th of its circumference. Rigidly attached
to the wheel W is an index disk Dl carrying, near its
periphery, two pins P1 and P2. During the revolution of
wheel W, these pins engage contacts Cl and C2. The pin
P1, which is in contact with the frame, and situated near
the periphery of Dl, makes contact with Cl for a period
from 1.5 minutes before, to 4 minutes after, the hour.
The springs carrying the contact Cl can, however, be
adjusted to provide for the operation of Cl at one minute
before, and one minute after, the hour. The spring and
associated insulator are slotted for this purpose. This
adjustment will only be necessary when the
synchronizing signal is provided by a second sub-
chronopher (see C 1002). Three minutes before every
hour, the pin P2 operates contacts C2 and C3, and
References: - C 1002 END
TIME
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allows them to break exactly at the hour. The propelling
wheel W drives, by means of a 24 to 1 reduction gear,
the 24-hour disk D2, which has on its periphery a
projection at a point representing 10.0 a.m. and a detent
at a point representing 1.0 p.m. Two sets of springs
having contacts C7 and C8, and C4, C5, and C6, are
situated adjacent to the disk D2 in such a position that
contacts C7 and C8 are made to operate a few minutes
before 9.0 a.m. by the projection on the periphery of the
disk P2, and contacts C4 and C5 are operated a few
minutes before 10.0 a.m. Contacts C5 and C6 are
operated a few minutes before 1.0 p.m. by the detent on
the periphery of disk D2.
NOTE:- The contacts C7 and C8 are situated in such a
position relative to the disk D2 that they are operated
exactly one hour in advance of the operation of contacts
C4 and C5. The actual time the projection on D2 is
opposite contacts C7 and C8 is, therefore, 9.0 a.m.
3. Connections - The internal connections of the
clock are shown on diagram GMT 36. The resistance of
the electromagnet is between 7.5 and 10 ohms.
4. Mounting - The clock is suitable for wall
mounting and should be fixed in a position adjacent to
the master clock (Clock No. 36).
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